stormwatch89 wrote: Joanimaroni wrote:Tell us more....color scheme chosen.
Gray and green (yick). Not my favs.
The green (depending upon the shade) I get... The gray... not so much. But hey, it's her day, right?
We had no bridesmaids, maid of honor, groomsmen or any of that. We simply asked for our mutual best friend to become ordained so he could marry us and so that he could stand up with us, and that was most meaningful to us. His parents walked him down the aisle, then mine walked me down, then his parents accepted me into their family with hugs and kisses all around and vice versa. Then the short ceremony began. No one likes a long ceremony. We didn't even have chairs... Didn't need them.
Oh, funny story: During the ceremony, my husband turned to me, looked me in the eye and sternly told me not to move a muscle. He very carefully took a very long step backward then ran to the barn that was about 30-yards away. He came back with a flat-head shovel and I immediately knew that there was a rattler at my feet, and there was... a baby, which are the most deadly of all because they don't know when to stop biting. He chopped it's head off, ran and threw it over the fence, returned the shovel, then came back and we all laughed then resumed the ceremony. I tell ya, crap like that only happens to me. lol.
We also had virtually no decorations -- or VERY few -- because the wedding was on a farm under HUGE oak trees, with snow covered mountains in the background (that was not part of the plan. It was Memorial Day weekend and I ended up wearing longjohns under my wedding dress. lol)... that was all the decoration we needed or wanted. So my sister (who has a background in horticulture and a degree in botany) did my bouquet, and very simple vases of white daisies with... I forget what they're called, they're green, maybe button-somethings and a teensy bit of lavender and yarrow for filler (similar to my bouquet)... all out of my mom, uncle and granny's flower gardens.
So, the only decorations besides that was a bit of turquoise, blue and green ribbon for my bouquet and tied around the vases (simple clear cylinder shaped), and we tied various knots (get it? Tying the knot. ha ha) made of climbing ropes out of the same color schemes around the flatware and white linens, on top of white dishes.
Then we BBQ-ed, drank wine and beer, and listened to an awesome Bluegrass band. Were I to ever do it again, I'd probably go to the courthouse then have a party afterward. That was my "big wedding." As small as it was, it was a huge effort for us because we planned it from Florida and flew home so that our families didn't have to undergo the expense to all fly to Florida for our wedding, and it was perfect. Besides, we honeymooned by camping all through the Sierras, so, it just didn't make any sense to have the wedding in Florida. Even though we've since divorced, we are still friends... or at least very friendly, otherwise I'd not likely be able to reflect so fondly upon my wedding.
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